Division III Women

No. 11 Bowdoin Rolls Over No. 9 Amherst

from press release

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's
lacrosse team scored three goals in the first 6:29 and never
trailed en route to an 11-4 win over Amherst on Saturday at Ryan
Field.

The win improves the 11th-ranked Polar Bears to 3-0 on the
season. The ninth-ranked Jeffs fall to 1-2 on the year. The win
avenges a two-loss season for Bowdoin against Amherst in 2012. The
Jeffs ended Bowdoin's season in the NESCAC quarterfinals a year
ago. The Polar Bears have claimed four of the last six meetings
between the schools dating back to 2010.

A pair of seniors led the way for Bowdoin in the win as Carolyn
Gorajek tallied four goals and an assist while netminder Tara
Connolly made 12 saves. Jordan Smith added four scores for Bowdoin
as well, whileBetsy Sachs had a goal and two assists. Amherst was
paced by a two-goal effort from Marta Randall and two assists from
Hillary Densen.

Bowdoin took an early lead thanks to markers from Mackenzie
Schleicher, Taylor Wilson and Jordan Smith in the first 6:29. The
teams traded goals for the remainder of the period as the hosts
carried a 5-2 lead into the break.

Amherst made a bid to get back into the contest with a goal from
Randall early in the second half, but Bowdoin answered with three
straight tallies, including two from Gorajek, to make it a 8-3
margin. After another Randall goal trimmed the gap to 8-4, Bowdoin
put the contest out of reach with another 3-0 surge, including a
pair from Smith, to seal the victory.

Connolly was outstanding between the pipes for Bowdoin, making
seven of her 12 saves in the opening period. Erica Nangeroni was
also exceptional on defense for the Polar Bears with three caused
turnovers and five ground balls. Lindsay Picard had five draw
controls for Bowdoin, who went 5-12 for clears in the opening half
and improved to 10-13 in the second period.

Goaltender Christy Forrest made two stops in goal and allowed
seven goals in 40:05 for Amherst. Katelyn Salerno made one saves
and permitted four goals in 19:55. The Jeffs held a 22-16 advantage
in shots for the contest and were led by five ground balls from
Heather Cockrell.

Bowdoin will
return to action at home on Tuesday afternoon against Endicott
(4:00 p.m.). Amherst will travel to play at Swarthmore on Tuesday
afternoon (7:00 p.m.).